Abstract
Chronic lung disease is associated with increased psychological distress (especially anxiety and depression) and neuropsychological impairments (primarily in flexible problem-solving and information-sequencing), which decrease quality of life, disease management, and survival. This review summarizes current data regarding the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders, the assessment tools commonly used to measure and monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms, the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on neuropsychiatric symptoms, the mechanisms by which exercise rehabilitation may influence neuropsychiatric functioning, and the clinical implications of the data.
- pulmonary rehabilitation
- exercise
- chronic lung disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- COPD
- anxiety
- depression
- psychological
- problem-solving
- information-sequencing
- quality of life
- neuropsychiatric
Footnotes
- Correspondence: Charles F Emery PhD, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, 1835 Neil Avenue, 145 Psychology Building, Columbus OH 43210. E-mail: emery.33{at}osu.edu.
Dr Emery presented a version of this paper at the 23rd Annual New Horizons Symposium at the 53rd International Respiratory Congress of the American Association for Respiratory Care, held December 1-4, 2007, in Orlando, Florida.
The authors report no conflicts of interest related to the content of this paper.
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